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The siege of Damascus (634) lasted from 21 August to 19 September 634 [2] before the city fell to the Rashidun Caliphate. Damascus was the first major city of the Eastern Roman Empire to fall in the Muslim conquest of Syria .
[34] The rebels started encircling the capital after capturing Al-Sanamayn, a town 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the southern entrance of Damascus. [35] In the Rif Dimashq region, pro-government forces withdrew from the towns of Assal al-Ward, Yabroud, Flitah, Al-Naseriyah and Artouz, while rebels came within 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) of Damascus. [36]
Damascus — A CBS News team drove through a Syrian military airbase on the outskirts of capital city Damascus Monday, and the devastation caused by Israeli air strikes was abundantly clear.Israel ...
The leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that headed a lightning rebel offensive snatching Damascus from government control, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, is welcomed by supporters before ...
The day after several more settlements were seized, with the rebels entering Hama and Homs. [464] [465] [466] On 7 December 2024, the outskirts of Damascus were reached by rebel forces. [467] [468] Following Damascus's seizure, Russia confirmed that Assad had left Syria and had stepped down.
Syrian rebels announced they gained full control over the key city of Homs early on Sunday after only a day of fighting, leaving President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule dangling by a thread as ...
He will kill "all the hypocrites" and destroy their palaces there. [118] He will send troops to kill the Sufyani in Damascus. Husayn and his slain partisans will then resurrect, as will other imams and Muhammad. [133] Linage He will be from the Hasanid branch of Muhammad's family, descended through Muhammad's daughter Fatima and her husband Ali.
Watch a live view of Damascus, Syria, on Monday (9 December) after rebels toppled dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Russia, a close ally that has propped up the regime for years, said Assad ...